Category Archives: Vera Winston-Smith

The special election campaigns for CD8 are in full swing! I like data. I need data. I was sitting here wondering… *hmmmm… I wonder if the Republican voters of CD8 will choose a candidate that Independent and Democrat voters might also vote … Continue reading →

“We don’t have the time to fight over the tea party’s extreme social agenda,” Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid said, after meeting with Speaker John Boehner and President Obama about the budget. Harry Reid either doesn’t understand what the tea … Continue reading →

I have contemplated how the new National Institute for Civil Discourse (NICD) could impact my First Amendment rights. Ultimately, time will tell whether the NICD operates with integrity, or not. Continue reading →

I have been rendered speechless by Alternet’s racist tirade against conservative 2012 Presidential contender Herman Cain. Please stand with me in condemning racism, regardless of the source or target. Alternet should apologize to Mr. Cain, conservatives, and really – to … Continue reading →

Governor Jan Brewer announced today that the State of Arizona would be counter-suing the Federal Government over securing the border. Arizona’s legal defense fund has received over $3.7 million in private donations and according to the State of Arizona over … Continue reading →

I can’t do anything about it anyway, so why waste my time? That was my attitude about politics until 2001. I was a Democrat and always had been. I was just fine living in my little microcosm. Everything I needed … Continue reading →